Robert H. Frank
Autor/a de The Economic Naturalist: In Search of Explanations for Everyday Enigmas
Sobre l'autor
Robert H. Frank is the H. J. Louis Professor of Management and Professor of Economics, emeritus, at Cornell University's Johnson Graduate School of Management. He has been an Economic View columnist for the New York Times since 2005. His many books include Success and Luck (Princeton). Twitter mostra'n més @econnaturalist mostra'n menys
Obres de Robert H. Frank
The Winner-Take-All Society: Why the Few at the Top Get So Much More Than the Rest of Us (1995) 217 exemplars
The Economic Naturalist's Field Guide: Common Sense Principles for Troubled Times (2009) 46 exemplars
The Return of The Economic Naturalist: How Economics Helps Make Sense of Your World (2009) 36 exemplars
牛奶可乐经济学 1 exemplars
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Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Frank, Robert Harris
- Data de naixement
- 1945-01-02
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Coral Gables, Florida, USA
California, USA - Educació
- Coral Gables High School, Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California, Berkeley - Professions
- Professor of Economics
- Organitzacions
- Cornell University (Johnson Graduate School of Management)
- Premis i honors
- Apple Distinguished Teaching Award
Leontief Prize
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- Obres
- 28
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 2,258
- Popularitat
- #11,360
- Valoració
- 3.3
- Ressenyes
- 40
- ISBN
- 251
- Llengües
- 12
- Preferit
- 1
Good introduction to the way that economists think about some problems. Breaks down many issues in an analytical way, outlining the apparent discrepancy and attempting to explain it. I think it falls down in that it gets repetitive very quickly, and also due to the sometimes speculative nature of the explanations. For example, one question dealing with the varying popularity of text messaging from one country to another resorted to 'national character' as an unsatisfactory answer.
Useful for those new to economics, perhaps, but may overextend the applicability of economic concepts in some areas. While such uses are plausible, often they are unnecessary and overcomplicate where a simple common sense answer would suffice.… (més)